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The Denver District Attorney announced Thursday that a Denver police officer who fatally shot a man brandishing a BB gun in April used justifiable deadly force. The shooting happened just before 5 p.m. on April 7 in the 1000 block of South Quitman Street. Police responded after a 911 call was placed, reporting a man […

Should the Regional Transportation District aim to maximize ridership or system coverage? That question sat at the heart of the RTD Board of Directors’ first Comprehensive Operations Analysis briefing on Thursday afternoon. With the Denver transit agency facing a budget deficit of over $200 million next year, the analy

The Aurora Police Department officer who shot and killed Rashaud Johnson was justified in his use of deadly force. That’s according to the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, which investigated the case for more than a year and reviewed a Critical Incident Response Team investigation, according to the decision le

An internal Denver International Airport memo obtained by CBS Colorado appears to corroborate key details of a closed-door meeting that city officials have been publicly disputing.

It’s 9 a.m. on June 25, and Bret Saunders should be hosting the morning program on KBCO, at 97.3 FM, as he has for more than 28 years. Instead, he’s talking with Westword about the news delivered to him fewer than 24 hours earlier: He’d been laid off as part of the latest cost-cutting move by media behemoth iHeart, the

Over the past 21 years, lavender sourdough rolls and biscuits have become iconic as complementary starters at Larimer Square’s Rioja, and executive pastry chef Eric Dale’s beignets, tarts, and sorbets have punctuated many a celebratory meal at the James Beard Award–winning Mediterranean eatery. But one thing has...

The Denver Post’s landmark sign atop a sleek 11-story building near Civic Center Park came down this week, bringing the newspaper’s 134-year presence in downtown to an end. The paper had moved its city room and most other operations to its printing plant in Adams County in 2017. The former Post building at 101 W. […]

Investigators looking into a deadly shooting in Denver's Montbello neighborhood earlier this week have determined the suspects were breaking into a car and shot the owner.

Officials in Broomfield say a 35-year-old man was arrested early on Tuesday morning after a vehicle associated with numerous warrants was found at a hotel.

A quiet stretch of east Denver turned into a crime scene Thursday morning as police responded to reports of a shooting in the 9800 block of East Girard Avenue. Officers found one victim at the scene, and authorities said it was too early to publicly detail the extent of the person’s injuries. Detectives quickly taped o